Maria is the founder of NUYU Medspa in Albuquerque She is a board certified nurse practitioner with a Undergraduate Bachelors of Science degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth Texas and then received her graduate training from Simmons College in Boston Massachusetts.

Maria is a skilled cosmetic injector and known for producing natural and transformative results, Maria has had a love for art and owned a Faux Finishing restorative painting company in the 90’s. It was suggested to her that since she was an RN and had a love for art that the cosmetic aesthetic industry would be a fulfilling career move. She has not looked back since and continues to learn, grow and improve on her aesthetic skills. 

Along with the love of aesthetics she also focuses on the wellness of each patient and maximizing their quality of life Hormone replacement therapy and weight loss management are also offered. 

Maria enjoys designing anything, gardening and flying small aircraft. She received her pilot’s license in 2002 but finds little time to fly these days. She has 3 sons and grew up in 5 different countries and now calls Albuquerque New Mexico home.